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Obama says give Fla. and Mich. delegates full vote
AP via SFGate ^ | 8/3/8 | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 08/03/2008 3:40:34 PM PDT by SmithL

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, he wants convention delegates from Florida and Michigan to have full voting rights at the party's national convention.

Obama sent a letter Sunday to the party's credentials committee, asking members to reinstate the delegates' voting rights when the committee meets at the start of the convention in Denver.

The delegates were originally stripped because the two states violated party rules by holding primaries before Feb. 5. The delegates from each state were given half-votes at a contentious party meeting in May, as part of a compromise . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2008dncconvention; convention; delegates; electionpresident; fl2008; hillary; obama; rats; superdelegates
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To: TribalPrincess2U
House Republicans go back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices

House Rules and Procedures for Broadcast Coverage of Congress

21 posted on 08/03/2008 4:23:38 PM PDT by SmithL (Drill Dammit!)
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To: SmithL

First, count the votes. Then decide which votes count. Neat trick.


22 posted on 08/03/2008 4:31:34 PM PDT by Hugin (Mecca delenda est!)
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To: Lloyd227
why would BHO suddenly become concerned about convention delegate counts?

Because BHO doesn't want to lose Florida and Michigan in the general election.

23 posted on 08/03/2008 4:52:11 PM PDT by Dagny&Hank
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To: Dagny&Hank

sounds like we have a vice president clinton nominee


24 posted on 08/03/2008 4:56:21 PM PDT by mouse1 (DRILL OR GET OFF THE HILL!!)
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To: newfreep
Hillary is going to destroy Obama next month.

She has vanished into thin air, and all of her agents are nowhere to be found.

They are planning some major operations for the convention.

25 posted on 08/03/2008 5:06:39 PM PDT by Prole (Pray for the families of Chris and Channon. Pray for them always.)
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To: mouse1
Hillary doesn't want to be the VP.

Remember that super secret meeting at Feinstein's house several weeks ago?

That was Obama offering Hillary the VP slot, and she told him that he need not call her again, but that she would call him.

I am telling you, she has some nasty suprises in store for Obama in the coming days.

26 posted on 08/03/2008 5:08:38 PM PDT by Prole (Pray for the families of Chris and Channon. Pray for them always.)
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To: Prole

I dont know
I dont trust Hillary
Trust Obama even less


27 posted on 08/03/2008 5:17:56 PM PDT by mouse1 (DRILL OR GET OFF THE HILL!!)
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To: SmithL

Full vote now that the Clinton delegates have been run off.

The delegates that are being seated at the convention aren’t all of the SAME delegates who originally were going there.

This is a mockery from the UndemocratIC Party.


28 posted on 08/03/2008 9:00:07 PM PDT by weegee (Hi there.)
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To: svcw

No. I liked the first one. They are amusing.


29 posted on 08/03/2008 9:02:39 PM PDT by reformed_dem (libs should think of executions as just late, late, late, late term abortions)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
The delegates were originally stripped because the two states violated party rules by holding primaries before Feb. 5. The delegates from each state were given half-votes at a contentious party meeting in May, as part of a compromise...
...designed to assure him of the nomination. Hey, why have principles when expedients are so much more handy?
30 posted on 08/03/2008 10:32:55 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_________________________Profile updated Friday, May 30, 2008)
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To: SmithL

Another flip-flop?

Are the Clintoons getting to him? LOL!


31 posted on 08/03/2008 10:39:38 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation

No, it may very well be that people investigating Obama’s background are gettig uncomfortably close to exposing something he prefers be kept hidden.


32 posted on 08/03/2008 10:46:09 PM PDT by SatinDoll (Desperately desiring a conservative government.)
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To: SatinDoll

Wouldn’t surprise me in the least.

Voter fraud in the primaries?

Character?

Real birth certificate?

Is he even a citizen?

There are too many unanswered questions.


33 posted on 08/03/2008 11:22:57 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: weegee

This is an actual comment from someone from a story I read off of Drudge about Obama’s plane. Check it out. It is hilarious.

“I NEVER IN MY LIFE thought that i would vote for the republican over the democrat for president. NEVER! but after obama’’s latest ploy, asking the dnc to give michigan and florida delegates a ‘’full’’ vote after hiring lawyers to fight it when he was neck-and-neck with clinton, this lifelong dem-turned-indie (this year) WILL VOTE FOR JOHN MCCAIN OVER THAT BLACK HOLE OBAMA. i can NOT give that hypocrite my vote and i can’’t even ‘’give’’ him the ‘’gift’’ of not voting against him. HE IS A DEMOCRATIC NIXON and i cannot in good faith allow my nation to fall victim to another nixon if i can help it! AND A DEMOCRATIC NIXON AT THAT! I ONLY HOPE THAT ALL CLINTONITES WILL DO LIKEWISE AND EITHER NOT VOTE FOR PRESIDENT OR VOTE FOR MCCAIN! 4 years of mccain followed by a possible 4-8 of hillary clinton is better for our nation than 4-8 years of this F*CKING *SSHOLE! “


Posted by ccfsdca at 01:13 AM : Aug 04, 2008

Look like Hillary’s girls are a little peeved!


34 posted on 08/03/2008 11:32:20 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary (Yo Obama! IF FOR 20 YEARS YOU STAY IN THE PEW, IT'S BECAUSE YOU SHARE THE VIEW!!!!!)
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To: Anti-Hillary
Sorry about this persons expletives. Just copyin’ and pastin’ what was written.
35 posted on 08/03/2008 11:34:42 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary (Yo Obama! IF FOR 20 YEARS YOU STAY IN THE PEW, IT'S BECAUSE YOU SHARE THE VIEW!!!!!)
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To: SmithL
This was REALLY ill advised of Obama. This is going to bite him in the rear. He should have left sleeping dogs lie.

I think this is going to profoundly hurt him.

He might as well have said about Hillary supporters “Let them eat cake”.

36 posted on 08/04/2008 12:24:34 AM PDT by dbehsman (NRA life member and loving every minute of it!)
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To: Lloyd227

Is it possible the vote count is flawed.........nah,couldn’t be.....but.... then again....


37 posted on 08/04/2008 1:40:11 AM PDT by screaming eagle2 (No matter what you call it,a pre-owned vehicle is still a USED CAR!)
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To: pepperhead; johniegrad

I decided to man up and go have a look at DU. They’re still pretty much wrapped up in “proving” that Bushitler, Cheney and Rove are simultaneously the Three Stooges and the highly intelligent evil cabal that has completely destroyed our republic and turned it into a dictatorship. Along with their standard “I hate this country because it’s so fascist under Bush” and “The corporate media continues its conver up of the Bush / Cheney crimes”.


38 posted on 08/04/2008 5:26:27 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (I have Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance policies.)
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